Indian Potter fans cheer Hogwarts Castle ruling
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The life-size replica of Hogwarts Castle. (AFP: Deshakalyan Chowdhury)
Indian fans of the Harry Potter book series have welcomed a court verdict that gave the go-ahead to organisers of a religious event to build a life-size replica of the fictional Hogwarts Castle.
The Delhi High Court threw out a claim by author JK Rowling that the giant structure constructed in the city of Kolkata infringed copyright.
Organisers now have permission to keep the papier mache and bamboo castle in place until Durga Puja, the biggest Hindu religious event in eastern India, on October 26.
"The court has done the right thing. We have read about Hogwarts in books and seen it in films and now we will finally get a chance to see it," said 19-year-old Sayona Mandal, who founded a Harry Potter fan club in Kolkata.
Organisers say they hope to get a record turnout from the publicity Rowling's suit had generated.
"We think there will be a big turnout as the media has already publicised our work," said organising secretary Santunu Biswas.
Scores of school children visited the park over the weekend where the elaborate structure is located.
The marquee replicates the castle contours and includes an imitation marble staircase and flagged stone floor in the entrance hall, lit with flaming torches.
Rowling's fictitious world depicts the castle as an ancient school of witchcraft where her hero Harry Potter learns wizardry.
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